First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 62.6%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 41.6%
Banc of America Mortgage Trust 
$27,308
Series 2002-L, Class 1A1 (a)
3.19
%
12/25/32
$23,786
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 
30,871
Series 2005-6, Class A1, US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T
Note Constant Maturity 1 Year + 2.10% (b)
5.75
%
09/25/35
31,377
2,367
Series 2009-10, Class 1A1 (a) (c)
5.26
%
09/25/33
2,360
640,000
Series 2020-EXP1, Class M1 (a) (c)
4.47
%
05/25/60
574,173
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust 
500,000
Series 2021-HX1, Class B3A (a) (c)
4.11
%
10/25/66
369,109
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 
1,000,000
Series 2024-R02, Class 1B2, 30 Day Average SOFR +
3.70% (b) (c)
7.32
%
02/25/44
1,053,424
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 
110,750
Series 2006-HYB5, Class 3A1A (a)
4.61
%
09/20/36
98,628
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 
637,894
Series 2017-FHA1, Class A1 (c)
3.25
%
04/25/47
595,521
Fidelis Mortgage Trust 
1,000,000
Series 2025-RTL1, Class B (c)
8.95
%
02/27/40
1,002,348
Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 
245,123
Series 2018-2, Class B2 (c)
4.51
%
10/25/58
234,510
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 
1,039
Series 2003-10, Class 1A12 (a)
5.29
%
10/25/33
994
72,293
Series 2005-AR1, Class 4A1 (a)
3.66
%
01/25/35
60,219
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 
16,173
Series 2006-A2, Class 5A3 (a)
6.30
%
11/25/33
16,121
540,000
Series 2022-DSC1, Class M1 (c)
4.95
%
01/25/63
488,360
MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 
3,511,308
Series 2006-2, Class 2A3, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
0.35% (b)
4.19
%
03/25/36
276,456
Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust 
476,225
Series 2021-NQM4, Class A1 (c)
1.96
%
10/25/61
402,861
PRET 
1,000,000
Series 2026-NPL4, Class A2, steps up to 10.14% on
03/25/2030 (c) (d)
7.14
%
04/25/56
1,001,213
PRET Trust 
500,000
Series 2024-RPL1, Class M2 (a) (c)
3.96
%
10/25/63
369,961
PRKCM Trust 
1,000,000
Series 2021-AFC1, Class B2 (c)
3.95
%
08/25/56
678,123
PRPM 
1,000,000
Series 2025-3, Class A2, steps up to 12.07% on 5/01/2028 (c) (d)
9.07
%
05/25/30
1,002,125
PRPM LLC 
1,000,000
Series 2025-6, Class M1 (c)
10.56
%
08/25/28
994,622
1,250,000
Series 2025-RPL4, Class M1A, steps up to 4.00% on
5/01/2029 (c) (d)
3.00
%
05/25/55
1,146,156
1,050,000
Series 2026-RCF2, Class M1 (c)
5.50
%
03/25/56
1,016,483
PRPM Trust 
725,000
Series 2024-NQM1, Class M1 (a) (c)
6.71
%
12/25/68
726,960
RCO IX Mortgage LLC 
414,668
Series 2026-2, Class A1, steps up to 8.76% on 05/25/2029 (c) (d)
5.76
%
05/25/31
413,290
400,000
Series 2026-2, Class M1, steps up to 13.07% on
05/25/2029 (c) (d)
9.08
%
05/25/31
397,890
Redwood Funding Trust 
989,937
Series 2025-3, Class A (c)
6.23
%
12/27/56
998,381
255,000
Series 2025-3, Class B (c)
7.75
%
12/27/56
256,676
915,525
Series 2026-1, Class A, steps up to 9.00% on 2/27/2028 (c) (d)
5.93
%
09/27/56
914,485

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)
Redwood Funding Trust (Continued)
$483,958
Series 2026-2, Class A (c)
6.26
%
11/27/56
$486,581
290,000
Series 2026-2, Class B (c)
8.00
%
11/27/56
289,817
500,000
Series 2026-RR1, Class A1, steps up to 9.55% on
07/27/2028 (c) (d) (e)
6.63
%
07/27/30
499,993
500,000
Series 2026-RR1, Class A2, steps up to 11.28% on
07/27/2028 (c) (d) (e)
7.99
%
07/27/30
499,999
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 
64,115
Series 2006-QO1, Class 2A1, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
0.54% (b)
4.38
%
02/25/46
28,139
510,309
Series 2006-QS6, Class 1AV, IO (a)
0.76
%
06/25/36
13,595
Residential Asset Securitization Trust 
14,535
Series 2004-A3, Class A7
5.25
%
06/25/34
13,878
Roc Mortgage Trust 
687,018
Series 2021-RTL1, Class M (c)
6.68
%
08/25/26
676,965
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust 
694,754
Series 2022-3, Class A1 (c)
5.16
%
03/25/67
682,704
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates 
266
Series 2001-SB1, Class A2
3.38
%
08/25/31
266
Towd Point Mortgage Trust 
1,250,000
Series 2017-4, Class B4 (c)
3.64
%
06/25/57
954,941
Verus Securitization Trust 
533,000
Series 2021-5, Class B2 (c)
3.94
%
09/25/66
399,474
425,000
Series 2021-R2, Class B2 (c)
4.26
%
02/25/64
350,004
620,942
Series 2022-1, Class A1 (c)
3.72
%
01/25/67
579,731
1,000,000
Series 2025-INV1, Class B2 (c)
6.95
%
02/25/70
1,007,219
Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 
8,174
Series 2007-5, Class A11, (1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA) x -6
+ 39.48% (f)
16.45
%
06/25/37
9,066
WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust 
152,114
Series 2015-3, Class B1 (a) (c)
3.81
%
03/20/45
139,606
 
21,778,590
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 21.0%
BANK 
20,022,856
Series 2017-BNK7, Class XA, IO (a)
0.66
%
09/15/60
90,051
11,288,106
Series 2019-BN19, Class XA, IO (a)
0.93
%
08/15/61
256,238
8,809,158
Series 2019-BN23, Class XA, IO (a)
0.68
%
12/15/52
163,389
5,130,492
Series 2020-BN26, Class XA, IO (a)
1.19
%
03/15/63
155,165
BBCMS Mortgage Trust 
1,000,000
Series 2018-TALL, Class A, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
0.87% (b) (c)
4.60
%
03/15/37
946,639
Benchmark Mortgage Trust 
20,199,955
Series 2018-B5, Class XA, IO (a)
0.45
%
07/15/51
137,590
BWAY Trust 
600,000
Series 2025-1535, Class B (a) (c)
7.46
%
05/05/42
617,586
BX Trust 
1,000,000
Series 2025-DELC, Class A, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.55% (b) (c)
5.23
%
12/15/42
1,003,930
Cali 2024 
350,000
Series 2024-Sun, Class D, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.63% (b) (c)
7.30
%
07/15/41
349,437

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued)
CCRE Commercial Mortgage Securities L.P. 
$6,936,271
CFCRE Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2017-C8, Class XA, IO (a)
1.43
%
06/15/50
$29,949
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust 
8,188,812
Series 2018-CD7, Class XA, IO (a)
0.63
%
08/15/51
86,106
COMM Mortgage Trust 
3,829,000
Series 2015-CCRE26, Class XD, IO (a) (c)
1.43
%
10/10/48
38
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 
515,582
Series 2022-CNTR, Class A, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.94% (b) (g)
7.62
%
01/09/25
54,136
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust 
5,744,492
Series 2020-C19, Class XA, IO (a)
1.08
%
03/15/53
166,999
FIVE Mortgage Trust 
22,201,254
Series 2023-V1, Class XA, IO (h)
0.65
%
02/10/56
159,265
Great Wolf Trust 
1,000,000
Series 2024-WOLF, Class E, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.64% (b) (c)
7.32
%
03/15/39
1,007,950
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 
15,720,369
Series 2016-JP4, Class XA, IO (a)
0.64
%
12/15/49
157
242,271
Series 2018-PHH, Class A, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
1.21% (b) (c)
4.93
%
06/15/35
158,688
Life Mortgage Trust 
280,000
Series 2021-BMR, Class D, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
1.40% (b) (c)
5.19
%
03/15/38
268,954
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust 
16,844,933
Series 2017-5, Class X, IO (a) (c)
0.80
%
03/10/50
40,684
MCR Mortgage Trust 
885,000
Series 2024-TWA, Class F (c)
10.38
%
06/12/39
889,755
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 
259,184
Series 2016-C31, Class XA, IO (a)
1.16
%
11/15/49
3
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 
2,180,000
Series 2016-UBS9, Class XD, IO (a) (c)
1.56
%
03/15/49
38,886
265,000
Series 2018-MP, Class A (a) (c)
4.28
%
07/11/40
249,849
MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust 
7,560,566
Series 2023-1, Class XA, IO (a)
0.86
%
05/15/56
335,808
NYO Commercial Mortgage Trust 
380,000
Series 2021-1290, Class D, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
2.55% (b) (c)
6.34
%
11/15/38
378,969
SFO Commercial Mortgage Trust 
1,102,700
Series 2021-555, Class A, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
1.15% (b) (c)
5.19
%
05/15/38
1,102,543
1,000,000
Series 2021-555, Class D, 1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA +
2.40% (b) (c)
6.44
%
05/15/38
999,653
Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust 2026-3 
997,162
Series 2026-3, Class M4 (c)
9.05
%
07/25/56
996,985
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 
4,798,193
Series 2021-C60, Class XA, IO (a)
1.51
%
08/15/54
278,457
 
10,963,859
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
32,742,449
(Cost $34,060,775)

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 32.4%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 17.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 
$55,719
Series 2439, Class XI, IO, if 30 Day Average SOFR is less than
7.39%, then 6.50%, otherwise 0.00% (f)
6.50
%
03/15/32
$5,705
299,552
Series 2975, Class SJ, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x -1 +
6.65% (f)
2.91
%
05/15/35
23,383
10,087
Series 3451, Class SB, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x -1 +
6.03% (f)
2.29
%
05/15/38
635
135,434
Series 3471, Class SD, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x -1 +
6.08% (f)
2.34
%
12/15/36
10,087
857
Series 4021, Class IP, IO
3.00
%
03/15/27
5
20,447
Series 4057, Class YI, IO
3.00
%
06/15/27
164
32,966
Series 4082, Class PI, IO
3.00
%
06/15/27
238
112,139
Series 4206, Class IA, IO
3.00
%
03/15/33
4,882
834,096
Series 4959, Class JF, 30 Day Average SOFR + CSA + 0.45% (b)
4.18
%
03/25/50
820,698
907,979
Series 4990, Class AF, 30 Day Average SOFR + CSA +
0.40% (b)
4.13
%
07/25/50
890,421
806,828
Series 5004, Class FG, 30 Day Average SOFR + CSA +
0.40% (b)
4.13
%
08/25/50
789,250
2,049,505
Series 5179, Class GZ
2.00
%
01/25/52
1,156,183
550,654
Series 5350, Class PO, PO
(i)
11/25/53
448,778
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Pass-Through
Certificates 
42,498
Series T-56, Class APO, PO
(i)
05/25/43
41,551
Federal National Mortgage Association 
5,135
Series 2002-80, Class IO, IO
6.00
%
09/25/32
136
25,086
Series 2003-15, Class MS, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 8.00% (f)
4.27
%
03/25/33
2,368
28,725
Series 2003-44, Class IU, IO
7.00
%
06/25/33
3,256
27,092
Series 2005-6, Class SE, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x -1
+ 6.70% (f)
2.97
%
02/25/35
1,715
16,446
Series 2007-100, Class SM, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 6.45% (f)
2.72
%
10/25/37
1,362
98,190
Series 2007-37, Class SB, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 6.75% (f)
3.02
%
05/25/37
9,972
294,177
Series 2008-17, Class BE
5.50
%
10/25/37
286,477
444,493
Series 2010-103, Class ID, IO
5.00
%
09/25/40
60,078
22,702
Series 2010-99, Class SG, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x -5 +
25.00% (f)
6.27
%
09/25/40
21,845
972,770
Series 2012-125, Class MI, IO
3.50
%
11/25/42
123,949
16,897
Series 2013-132, Class SW, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x
-2.67 + 10.67%, 0.00% Floor (f)
0.68
%
01/25/44
11,667
793,793
Series 2013-32, Class IG, IO
3.50
%
04/25/33
47,865
961,166
Series 2015-20, Class ES, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 6.15% (f)
2.42
%
04/25/45
94,364
168,142
Series 2016-74, Class LI, IO
3.50
%
09/25/46
36,354
1,729,349
Series 2017-109, Class SJ, IO, (30 Day Average SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 6.20% (f)
2.47
%
01/25/48
161,917
235,078
Series 2020-47, Class FA, 30 Day Average SOFR + CSA +
0.40% (b)
4.13
%
07/25/50
230,602
854,254
Series 2022-69, Class FA, 30 Day Average SOFR + 0.82% (b)
4.44
%
10/25/52
844,223
856,188
Series 5435, Class BS, (30 Day Average SOFR) x -2 +
11.93% (f)
4.69
%
07/25/54
736,589
Federal National Mortgage Association, STRIPS 
4,438
Series 305, Class 12, IO (h)
6.50
%
12/25/29
195
16,393
Series 355, Class 18, IO
7.50
%
11/25/33
1,545

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)
Federal National Mortgage Association, STRIPS (Continued)
$315,987
Series 406, Class 6, IO (h)
4.00
%
01/25/41
$46,783
Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust  
1,000,000
Series 2025-DNA4, Class M2, 30 Day Average SOFR +
1.55% (b) (c)
5.17
%
10/25/45
1,006,589
Government National Mortgage Association 
62,185
Series 2005-33, Class AY
5.50
%
04/16/35
62,079
88,424
Series 2007-68, Class PI, IO, (1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 6.65% (f)
2.87
%
11/20/37
551
100,000
Series 2008-2, Class HB
5.50
%
01/16/38
97,464
75,828
Series 2008-73, Class SK, IO, (1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 6.74% (f)
2.96
%
08/20/38
1,463
118,804
Series 2013-104, Class YS, IO, (1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA)
x -1 + 6.15% (f)
2.33
%
07/16/43
7,861
2,675,629
Series 2015-158, Class KS, IO, (1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA)
x -1 + 6.25% (f)
2.47
%
11/20/45
322,497
79,495
Series 2016-139, Class MZ
1.50
%
07/20/45
49,972
175,466
Series 2017-4, Class CZ
3.00
%
01/20/47
140,899
150,146
Series 2017-H18, Class DZ (h)
4.61
%
09/20/67
141,325
7,399,186
Series 2020-13, Class BT, IO, (1 Mo. CME Term SOFR + CSA) x
-1 + 6.20%, Capped at 0.50% (f)
0.50
%
11/20/45
159,423
 
8,905,365
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 11.7%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured
Pass-Through Certificates 
14,500,000
Series K071, Class X3, IO (a)
2.01
%
11/25/45
348,254
12,589,940
Series K100, Class X3, IO (a)
1.87
%
11/25/47
659,120
4,000,000
Series K110, Class X3, IO (a)
3.37
%
06/25/48
436,002
4,326,216
Series K118, Class X3, IO (a)
2.69
%
10/25/48
401,955
1,900,000
Series K122, Class X3, IO (a)
2.63
%
01/25/49
179,157
3,343,856
Series K128, Class X3, IO (a)
2.78
%
04/25/31
357,647
1,831,144
Series K739, Class X3, IO (a)
2.80
%
11/25/48
40,860
2,454,000
Series K755, Class X3, IO (a)
5.65
%
02/25/31
526,357
1,663,400
Series K757, Class X3, IO (a)
5.55
%
10/25/61
384,848
4,571,896
Series KG06, Class X3, IO (a)
2.74
%
10/25/31
519,502
Federal National Mortgage Association, ACES 
15,150,000
Series 2019-M29, Class X4, IO
0.70
%
03/25/29
196,102
Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates 
5,487,440
Series 2021-P011, Class X1, IO (a)
1.74
%
09/25/45
550,544
Government National Mortgage Association 
3,489,082
Series 2021-31, Class IO, IO (a)
0.94
%
01/16/61
238,947
4,760,716
Series 2024-32, Class IO, IO (a)
0.70
%
06/16/63
246,229
4,975,650
Series 2024-47, Class AI, IO
0.75
%
06/16/64
256,886
3,488,778
Series 2025-21, Class IO, IO (a)
0.95
%
04/16/65
246,402
8,185,000
Series 2026-133, Class IO, IO (a)
0.83
%
04/01/65
511,866
 
6,100,678
Pass-through Securities – 3.7%
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 
100,000
Pool TBA (j)
5.50
%
08/01/41
101,038
418,000
Pool TBA (j)
3.00
%
08/01/56
356,427
184,000
Pool TBA (j)
3.50
%
08/01/56
163,250
50,000
Pool TBA (j)
4.00
%
08/01/56
45,652
637,000
Pool TBA (j)
5.00
%
08/01/56
614,833

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)
Pass-through Securities (Continued)
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (Continued)
$300,000
Pool TBA (j)
5.50
%
08/01/56
$296,928
80,000
Pool TBA (j)
4.50
%
09/01/56
75,020
304,000
Pool TBA (j)
5.50
%
09/01/56
300,412
 
1,953,560
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
16,959,603
(Cost $18,800,567)
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 6.7%
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP 
1,000,000
Series 2026-1, Class B (c)
6.39
%
07/20/56
998,827
CoreVest American Finance Trust 
63,426
Series 2021-1, Class A (c)
1.57
%
04/15/53
62,373
4,500,716
Series 2021-3, Class XA, IO (a) (c)
2.33
%
10/15/54
25,155
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 
750,000
Series 2024-1A, Class E (c)
7.89
%
08/15/31
774,084
Gracie Point International Funding LLC 
500,000
Series 2025-1A, Class D, 30 Day Average SOFR + 4.50% (b) (c)
8.13
%
08/15/28
499,798
Island Finance Trust 
500,000
Series 2025-1A, Class B (c)
7.95
%
03/19/35
503,335
500,000
Series 2025-1A, Class C (c)
10.00
%
03/19/35
502,804
Mid-State Capital Corp. Trust 
1,299
Series 2005-1, Class A
5.75
%
01/15/40
1,297
PAGAYA AI Debt Grantor Trust 
151,402
Series 2024-10, Class E (c)
10.41
%
06/15/32
152,633
Total Asset-Backed Securities
3,520,306
(Cost $3,444,713)
 
Shares
Description
Value
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 2.9%
1,517,236
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 3.54% (k)
1,517,236
(Cost $1,517,236)
 
Total Investments – 104.6%
54,739,594
(Cost $57,823,291)
Principal
Value
Description
Stated
Coupon
Stated
Maturity
Value
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES SOLD SHORT – (0.7)%
Pass-through Security – (0.7)%
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 
$(400,000
)
Pool TBA
4.00
%
09/01/56
(364,916
)
Total Investments Sold Short – (0.7)%
(364,916
)
(Proceeds $371,840)
 
Number of
Contracts
Description
Notional
Amount
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
WRITTEN OPTIONS – (0.1)%
Call Options Written – (0.0)%
(2
)
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
September 2026
$(216,000
)
$115.00
08/21/26
(2
)

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Number of
Contracts
Description
Notional
Amount
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
WRITTEN OPTIONS (Continued)
Call Options Written (Continued)
(1
)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
December 2026
$(105,859
)
$108.25
11/20/26
$(156
)
(1
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
December 2026
(107,844
)
118.00
11/20/26
(203
)
(1
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
September 2026
(108,313
)
119.00
08/21/26
(16
)
(5
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
September 2026
(541,565
)
121.00
08/21/26
(5
)
(1
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
September 2026
(108,313
)
124.00
08/21/26
(1
)
Total Call Options Written
(383
)
(Premiums received $9,370)
Put Options Written – (0.1)%
(1
)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
December 2026
(105,859
)
105.25
11/20/26
(633
)
(4
)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
December 2026
(423,436
)
105.50
11/20/26
(2,875
)
(1
)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
December 2026
(105,859
)
106.00
11/20/26
(937
)
(1
)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
December 2026
(105,859
)
106.25
11/20/26
(1,070
)
(3
)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
September 2026
(317,931
)
107.50
08/21/26
(4,641
)
(2
)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note Futures, expiring
September 2026
(211,954
)
107.75
08/21/26
(3,578
)
(1
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
December 2026
(107,844
)
107.00
11/20/26
(2,203
)
(3
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
December 2026
(323,532
)
108.00
11/20/26
(7,922
)
(4
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
December 2026
(431,376
)
109.00
11/20/26
(12,500
)
(1
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
December 2026
(107,844
)
110.00
11/20/26
(3,703
)
(1
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
December 2026
(107,844
)
111.00
11/20/26
(4,328
)
(1
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures, expiring
September 2026
(108,313
)
109.00
08/21/26
(1,516
)
Total Put Options Written
(45,906
)
(Premiums received $26,266)
Total Written Options
(46,289
)
(Premiums received $35,636)
 
Net Other Assets and Liabilities – (3.8)%
(1,994,466
)
Net Assets – 100.0%
$52,333,922

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
 
Futures Contracts
Position
Number of
Contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
CME Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures
Long
6
Sep 2026
$658,125
$(25,625)
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures
Long
32
Sep 2026
3,456,000
(46,528)
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures
Short
18
Sep 2026
(3,700,969
)
5,539
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures
Long
27
Sep 2026
2,861,367
(19,094)
U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bond Futures
Long
14
Sep 2026
1,516,375
(47,556)
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures
Long
62
Sep 2026
6,801,594
(136,156)
 
 
$11,592,492
$(269,420)
 
(a)
Collateral Strip Rate security. Coupon is based on the weighted net interest rate of the investment’s underlying collateral. The
interest rate resets periodically.
(b)
Floating or variable rate security.
(c)
This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under
Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, this
security has been determined to be liquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., (the “Advisor”). Although market instability can result in
periods of increased overall market illiquidity, liquidity for each security is determined based on security specific factors and
assumptions, which require subjective judgment. At July 31, 2026, securities noted as such amounted to $34,782,209 or 66.5% of
net assets.
(d)
Step-up security. A security where the coupon increases or steps up at a predetermined date. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in
effect at July 31, 2026.
(e)
This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of
Trustees, and in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At
July 31, 2026, securities noted as such are valued at $999,992 or 1.9% of net assets.
(f)
Inverse floating rate security.
(g)
This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under
Rule 144A of the 1933 Act, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
(see Restricted Securities table).
(h)
Weighted Average Coupon security. Coupon is based on the blended interest rate of the underlying holdings, which may have
different coupons. The coupon may change in any period.
(i)
Zero coupon security.
(j)
All or portion of this security is part of a mortgage dollar roll agreement.
(k)
Rate shown reflects yield as of July 31, 2026.
 
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments:
ACES
– Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities
CME
– Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CSA
– Credit Spread Adjustment
IO
– Interest-Only Security - Principal amount shown represents par value on which interest payments are based.
PO
– Principal-Only Security
REMIC
– Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SOFR
– Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STACR
– Structured Agency Credit Risk
STRIPS
– Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
TBA
– To-Be-Announced Security

Valuation Inputs
The Fund is subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-level hierarchy for fair valuation based upon the inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
•
Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
•
Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly. (Quoted prices for similar investments, valuations based on interest rates and yield curves, or valuations derived from observable market data.)

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
July 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
•
Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2026 is as follows: 
ASSETS TABLE
 
Total
Value at
7/31/2026
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Mortgage-Backed Securities
$32,742,449
$—
$32,742,449
$—
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
16,959,603
—
16,959,603
—
Asset-Backed Securities
3,520,306
—
3,520,306
—
Money Market Funds
1,517,236
1,517,236
—
—
Total Investments
54,739,594
1,517,236
53,222,358
—
Futures Contracts
5,539
5,539
—
—
Total
$54,745,133
$1,522,775
$53,222,358
$—
 
LIABILITIES TABLE
 
Total
Value at
7/31/2026
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-
Backed Securities Sold Short
$(364,916
)
$—
$(364,916
)
$—
Futures Contracts
(274,959
)
(274,959
)
—
—
Written Options
(46,289
)
(46,289
)
—
—
Total
$(686,164
)
$(321,248
)
$(364,916
)
$—
Restricted Securities
As of July 31, 2026, the Fund held a restricted security as shown in the following table that the Advisor deemed illiquid pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees: 
Security
Acquisition
Date
Principal
Value
Current Price
Carrying
Cost
Value
% of
Net
Assets
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, 7.62%, 01/09/25
03/10/22
$515,582
$10.50
$515,582
$54,136
0.10
%